You sign up, get a “room” where you can invite people via a link. The “TV” is a computer that’s running Firefox that you get to remote control. Go to your favorite movie site, click on a movie and get comfy. Everyone in the “room” can watch. You can also give other pass on your control of the browser, so someone else can put something on.

It also has optional text, voice and video chat for everyone in the room.

With a stream, you can’t preload the movie if your connection is trash, you can’t keep the file afterwards nor can you elect to download a shitty 480p blockfest, a 4k waste of space or anything in between without affecting everyone else’s selection.

Some people also have unmetered bandwidth during the night though bandwidth caps are so insane nowadays that it doesn’t really matter.

I might add that the ability to use the decoder, subtitle track and audio track of your choice is a big plus.

With a stream, you can’t preload the movie if your connection is trash, you can’t keep the file afterwards nor can you elect to download a shitty 480p blockfest, a 4k waste of space or anything in between without affecting everyone else’s selection.